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    • zalex108
      zalex108 last edited by admin

      Have a look here maybe some are worth to be voted in the survey.

      "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". ยท Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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      • kroppy
        kroppy last edited by

        I'm really pleased with that survey.

        Few words for devs ๐Ÿ™‚
        For me, as a "tabs manager extension" developer, a very important thing would be to hide tabs bar like I can do in Vivaldi and Firefox (in Firefox it's still not possible from Web extension, but it can be done with XUL, like in "Hide Tabbar" extension, but I know they work on it). https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1208596#

        Tabs stacking would be a second thing, especially if tabs could have something like parentId, visible via API for extensions, for example to use native grouping, when you switch between various "tabs manager" extensions, all groups could be the same across all of them. That would be sweeeeet. For now chrome API has only openerTabId, which is lost after browser restart.

        I would suggest to contact guys from Vivaldi, maybe you can make a compatible cross platform API for tabs stacking? What you think? Maybe contact Mozilla WebExtensions team as well? You know that Firefox folks made sidepanel API based on yours right?
        I'm working on TreeTabs extension for Opera and Vivaldi, after some small adjustments in css it works great in Firefox as well.
        Developer's scream: "Unify the Web extensions API" ๐Ÿ™‚
        And btw. As extra widescreens gain more and more popularity, sidebars finally make sense.

        :party:

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        • tree1891
          tree1891 last edited by

          [Survey item Suggestion]

          Tab switching with mouse wheel + mouse right button

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          • zalex108
            zalex108 last edited by admin

            [Survey item Suggestion]

            Save tabs as SD folder with with time and date

            Being that there is no sessions, auto add time and date to the folders name (like History entries).

            https://forums.opera.com/topic/13678/save-tabs-as-speeddial-folder-info

            Despite preferring Sessions Manager, but until "decide" about that, would be an easy and useful way to keep "session tabs".

            Many big features but few small details.

            "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". ยท Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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            • tree1891
              tree1891 last edited by

              [Survey item Suggestion]

              Integrate pinned sidebar, extension bar with normal sidebar

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                Survey should have few questions about the most commented feature requests.

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                • nekomajin
                  nekomajin last edited by

                  Survey should have few questions about the most commented feature requests.

                  What do you mean?

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    What do you mean?

                    I mean that including too much question in a survey may not be a good thing to do.

                    Too many questions may lead people to abandon the survey. And limiting the survey to the most requested features will give an idea on what are the most wanted among the most wanted.

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                    • nekomajin
                      nekomajin last edited by

                      It's OK, but there are many small features missing, and it is more possible that those will be implemented, than bigger ones like tab stacking.

                      Anyway, I hope they start implementing them, and I can shorten the list in time. ๐Ÿ™‚

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                      • tree1891
                        tree1891 last edited by

                        [Survey item Suggestion]

                        Show context menu when selecting text

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                        • nekomajin
                          nekomajin last edited by

                          [Survey item Suggestion]
                          Show context menu when selecting text

                          The whole context menu? I don't think it's a good idea.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by
                            • Customising shortcuts.
                            • Sophisticated download manager (see recent requests).
                            • Confirmation on the browser exit (options: off, multiple windows, multiple tabs, always).
                            • Comprehensive bookmarks manager, with tagging, descriptions/comments perhaps, various sorting options.

                            By me.
                            Just recently had an idea of a new feature - a lights out mode. It's like if or when you won't or can't properly use full screen to game or watch a video, nor you're eager to F11 the pane for whatever reason(s) -- then you can toggle this "cinema" mode: everything stays put, just the whole theme and colours go grey or dark grey. Especially - or also - it could be useful at night times, to reduce the overall screen brightness when whatever's going on.
                            :idea:

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                            • tree1891
                              tree1891 last edited by

                              The whole context menu?

                              Is this whole?

                              context_menu

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                              • mcadwell
                                mcadwell last edited by

                                As a person with a disability, that affects my hands and arm movements and makes it difficult to use a mouse, I would like to see some things changed:

                                1. Right click on a tab and the menu shows Reload tab

                                2. URL field, right click and have Paste & Go in the menu

                                3. The ability to remove certain search engines as it is VERY frustrating to click on the crap ones due to muscle spasms - I want to click on the one I want and not one that Opera may want me to use.

                                4. The ability to customize the URL bar so I can put the most used extension icons at my fingertips instead of having to add a lot of extra clicks to get to the extension I want.

                                5. Get the old fashioned menu bar back as it is easier to use

                                I used Opera when it first came out years ago and loved it until some of the changes were made - then I uninstalled it and haven't used it for years. I found Firefox to be more customizable so have stuck with them. If Opera brought back the customization I need I would use it as my default browser. Until that point I cannot and you can be fairly sure many people with disabilities feel the same way.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                  URL field, right click and have Paste & Go in the menu

                                  This one is already there.

                                  Get the old fashioned menu bar back as it is easier to use

                                  How exactly it's easier to use?

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                                  • browzer1
                                    browzer1 last edited by

                                    Sign in to your Google account to fill out this form. You're joking right?

                                    There's no way I'm signing into anything that has to do with Google.

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                      Sign in to your Google account to fill out this form. You're joking right?

                                      You read the entire topic before posting, right? It was already addressed.

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                        Note: This topic is to discuss the survey only. Do not use it to do suggestions or requests for Opera.

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          Note: This topic is to discuss the survey only. Do not use it to do suggestions or requests for Opera.

                                          Oops! JUST was about to answer you on "how exactly it's easier to use" ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                                          • nekomajin
                                            nekomajin last edited by

                                            I'd like to say thanks to all the contributors. Let me react all the things from the past 10 days in this comment!

                                            • There are 79 submissions as of now. I guess it's not bad, considering the time elapsed. But I'd like to have at least a few hundreds, so please share the link with as much people as you can.
                                            • I've got positive feedback from the developers. No promises, but they keep an eye on it.
                                            • I've recently added a few new requests and some clarifications. If you've already submitted your answers, please open the link again, and answer the new questions! (If you can't find your suggestions on the list, please note in a comment! It can be because it's too specific or too broad, or it is already included as part of an other request.)
                                            • As of now, the most wanted features are the following: tab stacking, rearranging extension icons, warning on window close, manual element blocking, click-to-play on HTML5 videos, extension sync, session manager, choose a custom search engine as default and the ability to change the search engine of the speed dial and the toolbar search box. (You can see the details if you open the survey again.)
                                            • A few of you have noted that you don't create a Google account just to submit your answers. I completely understand your point of views, but for now, I won't make the survey open. I'd like to prevent flooding and data manipulation as much as possible. However, I may open it in the future, when we have much more submissions. (For those who fear personal data collection, the survey does not share your user name, IP or other personal data with me. You can create a Google Form anytime to check it.)

                                            Thank you all again! Let's spread the word!

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